I do recall a scripture that goes something like this… Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48
I do recall a scripture that goes something like this… Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48
a lie you say?
Yeah - we subscribe to it, we even believe it, have faith in it and honestly strive to become like our Father in Heaven?
Break out the tar and feathers for saying it… busted.
One question though - Who are you trying to become like?
Suely, this Is a rhetorical question…
Part of God’s perfection is atemporality. How do you plan to become atemporal?I do recall a scripture that goes something like this… Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48
a lie you say?
Yeah - we subscribe to it, we even believe it, have faith in it and honestly strive to become like our Father in Heaven?
Break out the tar and feathers for saying it… busted.
One question though - Who are you trying to become like?
getting a full time job?Not sure I understand the question…
I’m not Mormon and I dont believe like they do but I do Know alot of them and they are beautifull people. If your daughter or son was a mormon would you stop loving them? Would you never let them in your house? are they people or a religion? If only we could treat people as persons rather than a religion,love would abound,and it is love that draws people to each other and love that draws others to God . Have a nice week-end.John:3:16 Nancy
How about this quote from Isaiah 43:10 “You are my witnesses, says the LORD, my servants whom I have chosen to know and believe in me and understand that it is I. Before me no god was formed, and after me there shall be none.”I do recall a scripture that goes something like this… Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48
a lie you say?
Yeah - we subscribe to it, we even believe it, have faith in it and honestly strive to become like our Father in Heaven?
Break out the tar and feathers for saying it… busted.
One question though - Who are you trying to become like?
you bring up a good point here - I don’t recall the word equal in my response. You did not comment on the scripture I quoted, you just threw other ones my way - scriptures of importance none the less.
Does God change?
change what?
mormon dr. thomas smith converted to the Catholic faith. listen to his cd available at www.lighthousecatholicmedia.com. it’s a cult and if you have relatives who are mormons, be a Christ disciple and w/ love do your best to lead them to the true faith.
God bless.
Thank You I had paperwork sent from the light house and I pray alot because My grandaughter joined them. All I can do is pray. NancyI am not here to convince you of anything. Catholics believe in the ONE true God who is in 3 persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Jesus is not just a savior, he is GOD…and only Him…not me or you…nor will we ever be God. That is the point I was trying to make. Just curious as to why you are hanging out in Catholic forums. I took a look at your profile and your website. You were Catholic but have converted to LDS. Are you here in the hopes of converting others? If so, I really have no more to say to you. If you are here only for ecumenical dialogue without the intention of prosteletizing, then that is fine with me. Hearing arguments from other points of view serves to make me stronger in my faith and better able to defend it…so that works just fine for me.
To know AND love God…that is what we are all here for. To know him is not enough…Satan knows God. We must love Him and accept Him as our Lord and our God. Our faith has a rich tradition of mystics who know and love God more deeply than you or I. But even these are not considered prophets whose insight can alter, negate, or build upon the teaching of Christ himself. In fact, a touchstone or litmus test of any alleged revelation is whether it is consistent with the teachings of God in the holy scriptures, especially the teachings of Christ. How any religion that calls itself Christian can do anything different is beyond me.
*For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity. *Moroni 8:18
I am not here in the hopes of converting anyone. If the Spirit so moves anyone in that direction then wonderful, but my intent is to learn more about what motivates people of all faiths to believe there’s is the true and only way. The Catholic church mirrors some of our cherished beliefs and significantly departs on others. The questions I ask have elicited a variety of responses that have given me insights learned no where else. If these insights make me a better missionary or apologetic in defending my faith, than please don’t be offended. Along the way I have made some choice friends from your faith and have a greater appreciation for the way God works with all men of different faiths. I do not believe the Catholic church to be the true church but I did not join this forum to promote that belief. If my logic or arguement is sound as I present material that is considered true by both camps, then common ground is established and greater understanding can be achieved. I also have a fairly good idea of what principles of truth or doctrine Latter-day Saints practice and am ready and willing to answer questions where I can.
You can indeed know Him in many more ways than you listed here. You can know how He thinks, how He feels, what He knows… you can know for yourself - a significant Latter-day teaching.
Can you qualify this statement for me - how can you know this to be true? Do you in some way suppose to know what I know?
One of my thesises is to step out of that box and consider that you can indeed know for yourself without being a mystic or other high officer in the church.
I originally asked: